River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-07-28
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

A pecullar tragedy Is reported from
West Richfeld, farming township of Sum
init Co. northern Ohio. Charles Reed, de
pressed by financial losses, and a. is stated,
greatly excited from the excessive heat.
went into his barn Monday afternoon, and
placing a halter strap around his neck
hanged himself To ratter above. His wife
happening 10 go into the barn for some puT-
pose. discovered his dead body swinging
from a rafter, and flew TO the house, pro
cured knife and cut him down, immedi-
ately falling in a fainting fit She did not
recover therefrOm till Tuesday morning.
when she was so exhausted 10y the shock and
faint together that she died "a few hours
later
The following Is Published ut New
York: The announcement by cable that the
executors OF the estate of the late ExGov.
samuel j. Tildeu have probateG his will ia
England IN order 70 assume jurisdiction
over his Iarge English estate was a surprise
70 all but very few OF the dead states
mans friends 1t was not generally known
that he had any English estate. The value
of his English property, according to the
London Illustrated News, Is El3S.OuO \
friend of Mr.. Tildeu in this city says that
most Of the investments are in cOnsols
bought at low prices, and that they now
are worth from SdO0,OO0 70 SSJU,OU0.
\ dispatch. via Montgomery. Alaba-
ma, of tIs 10Th says: The town of Besse-
mer was almost totally destroyed by fire
early this morning A lighted candle lgnit-
Ell the window curtain IN a boarding house
The house being frame was soon wrapped N
flames The wind caused the flames 20
spreadrapidly TO adjacent buildings. Twelve
of the handsOmest structures IN the city
were entirely destroyed. There were no fire
engines in town and the citizens who fought
the flames so manfully suffered many severe
burns. Several persons are missing and II
is supposed they persisted in the flames
Loss unknown
The powder house Of the Chicago,
Washington q Vermillion Coal Co., at
StreatOr, HIS, was struck by lightning at
= 80 a. m. on the 2lst. and 10000 pounds of
powder exploded. The site OF the powder
house Is a monstrous excavation. Only one
fatality Is reported. but five We're SO
seriously injured that all may die; the num-
her OF minor casualties viii reach nearly a
hundred FortV-fiye dwellings We're almost
totally demolished. and there Is not plate
glass window left in the business portion OF
the city The loss Is $1,000 To SlU0OOO
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat
publishes a detailed report showing that
jaw Gould has discovered that employees Of
his in Texas and Arkansas and on the Mis-
souri, Pacific. have been making good
ENlEE OUT OF Tie DlAlt4
10y which these parties have gotten some
500. 0,ft improperly. To illustrate, they
made contracts Tor ties at y cents ana
turned them in To Gould at q cents. The
number II ties thus handled is said 70 he
ten millions. and the scheme has been
worked ior three years.
At Cincinnati. Ohio. Miss Josie
Holmes, who was the exchange clerk OF the
late Fidelity National Bank, and whose
visits and consultations with Mr.. +. J.. Har-
per. late yice-presideut of the bank caused
his removal To the Dayton Jail, was served
with q warrant charging her with aiding
and ahetting Harper In his illegal eOuduct,
for which he Is now awaiting trial. Upon
being arTaigncd size waived examination,
and was required To give a bond or $4,000.
This has not been done and she Is stlu IN
custody.
David Hoffman. was hanged AT
| Nebraska City. Neb, July - for train
wreckfug. the first execution for that crime
I IN the United States. The crime was com
mitted January l., loS5. on the Missouri
Pacific. near Dunbar. Neb.. causing the
death of the engineer and injury to Others.
+ Bell an associate of Hoffman IN the deed
/ was given 10 years sentence The object
/ of wrecking the train was 70 rob the tx
I press car
EX-Warden McGargiele of the Cook
county hospital, convicted of defrauding the
/ county. escaped from Sheriff Matson Satur
/ dav evening at Chicago. He was taken out
J of Jail for an interview with the county at
tOIney Grinnelt and was taken TO bis OWL
( house; being granted an opportunity q
+ take a bath. he made his escape instead
/ and S supposed To have started for Canada
The Mayor of Chicago has appointed
4. ln4s 100. ,...-,.F ....,...z.,,,
. tative men o all Chicago interests, societies
f clubs, ctc-, as committee of invitation Il
+ Pr. sident Cleveland and the same 10 act as
T committee Of reception when the President
and his party visit that city
/ On the 2lst. Near Arden, Ontario,
+ Mrs. ". b. Mills, her two daughters and a
/ sister-in-law went isto the lake 10 battle
Z One of the daughters got beyond her deptl
I and the others went To her rescue. The re
/ suit was that ali except the younger
/ daughter were drowned.
At Baltimore. Nj. the establishment
+ of. : Young * Son, for the preparation
! of bark extracts used in the manufacture %
! tobacco, at Denmead' wharf Canton - wa.
; burned July q. Loss S-25.DUg; fully insured
The Burlington supply depot at Lin
/ coin, Nebraska, was burned Monday night
The damage is placed at sJ0,O0O with par
Z tial insurance.
\ widow living near Toledo, Ohio
shot and killed a farmer neighbor at
/ O'Clock Sunday morning as he was trying
/ 10 get into the house through window.
At Petersburg, Ind, on the 22nd
+ Peter Burkhardt, aged seventy, wealthy
+ farmer. having become jealous of his young
/ wife shot her dead and then himself.
Seven persons were drowned by thC
4 sinking Of the schooner barge Perry il
Lake Erie during gale Saturday night.
The business failures during the last
/ seven DAYS number for the United State:
+ AZ. for Canada -; total, liz: compared
/ with 1s9 last yeIr, and Is for the cores
/ ponding week asst year
I President Cleveland viii be invited
10y the business men, irrespective of party
I to visit Chica 20.